Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread
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Rewired the whole kitchen this past week mostly bringing up to code..
4 quad outlet sets along the counter, GFCI, with one half of the quad on one 20A circuit, and the other half on another. Dedicated vent hood and dishwasher circuits, New lighting circuit for under counter lighting, re-ran the 220v stove circuit to have a proper plug at floor level in the wall
All true 20a, TR receptacles
I think im mostly up to code now. Ive still gotta make the fridge circuit 20A, but thats easy enough to do, i dont have to go in the crawlspace to do that one.
4 quad outlet sets along the counter, GFCI, with one half of the quad on one 20A circuit, and the other half on another. Dedicated vent hood and dishwasher circuits, New lighting circuit for under counter lighting, re-ran the 220v stove circuit to have a proper plug at floor level in the wall
All true 20a, TR receptacles
I think im mostly up to code now. Ive still gotta make the fridge circuit 20A, but thats easy enough to do, i dont have to go in the crawlspace to do that one.
I can't recall if we've actually discussed this before, but are you legally allowed to do this?
legally the most advanced thing i can do is change a lightbulb.
And unfortunately if an inspector does check, he'll know ive done it unpermitted because of the date code on the wires. But i do everything to the absolute letter of the code, so hopefully the inspector wouldnt resort to that.
Ill take that risk though to be safe. Most of the wiring i'm replacing looks like this;
and just isnt safe. Or to code.
The work i did in the past couple days would have billed out at roughly 3-5k most likely, just cant afford to pay someone to do it.
and just isnt safe. Or to code.
The work i did in the past couple days would have billed out at roughly 3-5k most likely, just cant afford to pay someone to do it.
Not trying to throw shade, just wondering. <3Ill take that risk though to be safe. Most of the wiring i'm replacing looks like this;
and just isnt safe. Or to code.
The work i did in the past couple days would have billed out at roughly 3-5k most likely, just cant afford to pay someone to do it.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Here in Canada, you can DIY it all yourself and have an electrician sign off on it. I did that when I built the shed on the old property.
I'm sure most people just do it themselves and nobody cares until a house burns down.
Frig knows I've changed enough stuff in the new house, where everything that shouldn't be on a dimmer switch is on a fucking dimmer switch. Like outdoor outlets and ceiling fans.
I'm sure most people just do it themselves and nobody cares until a house burns down.
Frig knows I've changed enough stuff in the new house, where everything that shouldn't be on a dimmer switch is on a fucking dimmer switch. Like outdoor outlets and ceiling fans.
The work i did in the past couple days would have billed out at roughly 3-5k most likely, just cant affor
if i remember right its all essentially surface mount.
There are parts of europe where the standard way to run wires is to carve a groove out of your plaster/stone/stucco internal wall, stick the wire in there, and plaster over it.
Apparently in Australia, they don't use gang boxes.
if i remember right its all essentially surface mount.
There are parts of europe where the standard way to run wires is to carve a groove out of your plaster/stone/stucco internal wall, stick the wire in there, and plaster over it.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
im outta fuckin space in both my subpanel (16 slot) and main box (20 slot).
The correct solution would be to upgrade and combine the whole thing to a big 200a capable 42 slot box, but thats a fuckton of work.
So... im combining circuits instead even though id rather not. I previously had each rooms outlets on a circuit, which was really nice, but im gonna have to merge some rooms.
In my complete overkill previous version i had each average room on two breakers, one for lights, one for outlets. Obvious exceptions for kitchens and baths and stuff
The correct solution would be to upgrade and combine the whole thing to a big 200a capable 42 slot box, but thats a fuckton of work.
So... im combining circuits instead even though id rather not. I previously had each rooms outlets on a circuit, which was really nice, but im gonna have to merge some rooms.
In my complete overkill previous version i had each average room on two breakers, one for lights, one for outlets. Obvious exceptions for kitchens and baths and stuff
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
qo, so yeah, i could do some tandems. gotta go look at the panel to see how much its actually rated for in circuits.
I'm almost there, gotta merge 2 more circuits to get down to where i need to be (24 single pole, 6 double pole)
| Description | optimized pairings | comments |
| Attic lights | 1 | |
| Upstairs hallway lights | 1 | |
| Downstairs hallway lights | 1 | |
| Front Bedroom Lights | 2 | |
| Master Bedroom Lights | 2 | |
| Back Bedroom Lights | 3 | |
| Back room lights | 4 | |
| Dining Room Lights | 4 | |
| Kitchen Lights | 5 | |
| Living Room Lights | 5 | |
| Bathroom lights | 6 | |
| Fridge Outlets | 7 | no merge allowed |
| Under Sink Outlet (dishwasher) | 8 | no merge allowed |
| Basement and outdoor outlet | 9 | |
| Downstairs Hallway outlet | 10 | |
| dining room outlets | 10 | |
| Counter Outlets 1 | 11 | no merge allowed |
| Counter Outlets 2 | 12 | no merge allowed |
| Bathroom Outlets | 13 | |
| Back Room Outlets | 14 | |
| Back Bedroom Outlets | 15 | |
| Front Bedroom Outlets | 15 | |
| Living Room Outlets | 16 | |
| Master Bedroom Outlets | 17 | |
| Basement Lights | 18 | |
| Motion lights/Porch outlets | 19 | |
| Lamp Post and Porch Light | 19 | |
| Server Closet Outlet | 20 | |
| Furnace | 21 | no merge allowed |
| Barn circuit 1 | 22 | no merge allowed |
| Barn circuit 2 | 23 | no merge allowed |
| Shed Circuit 1 | 24 | no merge allowed |
| Shed Circuit 2 | 25 | no merge allowed |
| vent hood outlet | 26 | |
| A/C Unit | 27 | double breaker |
| Stove Outlet | 28 | double breaker |
| Water Heater | 29 | double breaker |
| Well Pump | 30 | double breaker |
| Dryer Outlet | 31 | double breaker |
| Sub Panel | 32 | double breaker |
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
What about the dungeon? Don't you need lights to harvest the skin of your victims and enemies?
its decidedly less dungeony since i dug it out 12 inches and put a gravel floor in.